NIKI CEO steps down; IAG deal may be in jeopardy

Austria-based airberlin subsidiary NIKI CEO Oliver Lackmann confirmed he will step down by the end of February as the deal with International Airlines Group (IAG) hits a snag.
“It is logical that with a new ownership (of NIKI) it will also lead to a new management,” Lackmann told ATW. Lackmann, a former Airbus A320/330 captain with airberlin, became CEO in April 2016.
Airberlin filed for bankruptcy August 2017 and ceased operations in October 2017.
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